NAIROBI (AFP) — The head of the UN refugee agency
warned Friday that instability created by surging oil
and food prices may force increasing numbers of
people from their homes in search of basic
necessities.(read more)

NAIROBI, KENYA: Hungry refugees in Tanzania are
eating chimpanzees and other endangered species in
order to supplement their meager diet, international
conservation group Traffic said on Tuesday. It said
refugees living near national parks in northwestern
Tanzania were also illegally...(read
more)

MALABA, UGANDA: Two weeks after violence erupted in
Kenya over a disputed election, refugees are still
trickling over the border into Uganda to reverse a
tide of thousands that have fled bloodshed in the
other direction. Looking tired and fearful as they
...(read more)

KENYA: UNHCR is providing relief supplies to tens of
thousands of Kenyans displaced by the recent turmoil
in the East African country, where they already care
for more than 270,000 refugees from elsewhere in
Africa. They're making available...(read
more)